Handle for headlight rims



July 6 1926.

1,591,124 G. H. HAMMONS HANDLE FOR HEADLIGHT RIMS Filed Sept. 16, 1924 ass m 6, 1926.

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5, This liinve'nt'ion relates to an iimproved rlm handle for motor'vehicle headlights and fseeks to provide means whereby the rims of such headlights may be readily rotated and removed;

a The inventi further seeks to, provide "a a I handle 'which' be readily "attached to the rimsof c'onvention'al'hea dlights without the necessity for 1 structural change therein. And the inventionsstill. further seeks to provide'a handle which will 'be ornamental.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter; T r

section,

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is 'aperspecti've view showing-the headlights of a conventionalfm'otor vehicle equipped with my improved handle,

Figure 2 is a detail elevation showing the manner in which the handle is applied, a portion of a headlight rimbeing shown in Figure 3 1s a detail sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the dir'ec tion indicated by the arrows, and

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view showing a slight modification in the mounting of the I handle.

' are usually smooth and'hard to grasp, thisoperation is difficult and it not infrequently happens that the front lens of the head light is broken, .Furthermore, owing to the usual rims are provided with studs to engage in said slots while suitable springs or other yieldable elements are provided between'the front rims and the casings for pressing out-' wardly on, the front rims frictionally look ing the rims against rotation. Accordingly,

it 1s necessary, in order to remove a 'llIIl, to

notonly rotate the rim but also si'multane ously press inwardly thereon. Since therims cdifliculty' encountered in removing the front rimof a headlight, -the replacementrof a burnt but light bulb in the headlight is neglected, with ensuing accidents. The present invention, therefore, seeks to overcome these various diificulties' 1 In the drawings, -I' haveshown' my'ime proved handle in connection with the'usual drum headlights of a conventional motor the casings. V "timated, a p X i V b often emp eyed in lieu ofrsuch gaskets. 1

front lenses atl 12, the lenses" bei'ng ca1-ried by "the rims and doeiifg removable" therewith;

"Formed 'inithecasi'ngs 10 at "their forward marglnf are suitably spaced bayonet slotsj1 3,

as seeaar the deft- 6f Figure =1, and mounted on the rims"1;1:;to removably'mngage in said slots are, asfi llustrated in'Figure 3,p'ins $14 In the "presentfinst'ance, I h aiveuishown the use 'of yi'eld'ab'le" gaskets -15 betweenjthe front lenses 1 2 and the forward" edges of However propriately 'a ed 'sp'ri rgs;are

Comingrnow more particularly to the subect' of the present invention, my im'proved handle'is, vas shown in Figure 2 ofthe drawings, substantially of the shape of the letter previously .i'n-' vehicle. ri "head -lightcasings mandated at '10, the front rims thereof iatf'l-l', and the M. A suitable, resilient rod is preferably employed to form the handle and said rod is bent to produce an intermediate lo'op'16 while the end portions of the rod are again bent to form parallel legs 17. The con figuration of the handle may, of course, be a varied, but I have adopted the shape 'i1lustrated, since the handleis thereby rendered somewhat unique as well as ornamental and,

preferably, the rod'from which thehandle is formed is hexagonal in cross section.

Formed on the legs 17 at. their lower ends are reduced studs 18, at the base ends of which are defined shoulders .19; i As shown in Figure 2, the studs '18 are inserted through the headlight. rim, whensaid studs are up-' set for rigidly connecting the handle with I the'rim.- Ifpreferred, however, the legs ,'may, as illustrated in Figure 4, beformed at their lowerends with [reduced studs 20 21,the heads of which overhang the studs to coact' with the rim-so that the screws may thus beiadjusted for tightly binding the handle inp'osi'tion; In thus employing the screws, thehandle may, .ofcourse, be

applied with facility or easily removed.

As shown in Figure 1,a pair ofhandles ispreferably employed upon each headlight rim, the handles being suitably spaced cir- -which' are bored axially to receive cap screws cumferentially .of the rim. Accordingly, as

will be seen, the handles maybereadily grasped and inward pressure exerted upon the handles .for shifting the rim inwardly i which, as before stated, is usually required,

7' when the rim may be turnedandremovedgzfifI Removal of the rims may thus be easily and quickly accomplished Without danger of fracturing the'headlight lenses. It is Well-known that theremoval of the lens-retaining rim 0.1" 3 headlight of the character set forth in which pressure must be exerted thereon to release theparts, it p is essential that the rim be simultaneously rotated to effect disengagement of the locking elements. lhe initial 'and continued Vinward pressure upon the .rnn'frequent-ly resultsin damage to the fragilelens and this is overcome by the present invention in the provision of the intermediate portion 16 of the handle which is yieldable to equalize the pressure while a preventing Violent application thereof with the chances of ser ous in 1 jury to the lens." The side elementsformed hand grips: to sustain theforce exerted When by the end-portionsof the rod constitute rotating the rim to disengage or engage the 7 locking elements as'occasion require.

It isi obseryed that the rod providing the handle is reVerselybent sothat the inwardly extending loop 16' forms thepressure sus- 7 taining element to prevent injury to the lens when releasing the locking elements by pressing inwardly upon the lensretaining rim. The side elements enable the hand to obtain a firm' grip upon -the handle and provide efiective m'e ans for rotating and otherwise manipulating the T1111.

' Having thus'described the invention, what I claim is e 7 A headlight, comprising a'casing and a lens retaining rim det-achably fitted to the casing by a. combined inward pressure and rotative movement, and a handle on the rim;

and consisting of a 'rodreversely bent to element being suspended between and ge -v;

ing to connect the outer ends of the hand" gripping elements. v

1n testimony whereof aflix my slgnature.

GEORGE H. HAMMONS; -fi-l 

